3,521 hedge funds and large institutions have $256B invested in Merck in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 255 funds opening new positions, 1,406 increasing their positions, 1,485 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,4213,521 (+100)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,406 | Existing positions reduced: 1,485

1.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.99%76.55% (-1.4%)

Holders
3,521
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
241
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$2.99B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$1.16B
2 +$934M
3 +$723M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$694M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$638M

Top Sellers

1 -$4.78B
2 -$2.35B
3 -$591M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$325M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$275M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
3126
$284K
3127
$284K
3128
$284K
3129
$283K
3130
$283K
3131
$283K
3132
$283K
3133
$283K
3134
$282K
3135
$281K
3136
$281K
3137
$281K
3138
$280K
3139
$280K
3140
$280K
3141
$280K
3142
$278K
3143
$278K
3144
$277K
3145
$277K
3146
$276K
3147
$275K
3148
$274K
3149
$273K
3150
$273K